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M. Gilpin was asked to give her opinion as to the
profit of early chickens, she had found them to pay well
if sold when weighing about 1lb. She feeds cooked
meal and screenings. Elizabeth C. Davis' communication
explained how Thanksgiving Day and
turkey came to be so completely married, in 1621
by Gov. Bradford of Mass. no one has since been
bold enough to even hint of a divorce between
them to this day. This bright article was followed
by one telling of queer things in the Ladrones, a
nut which is eaten, shell and all, and a fruit
with such a fearful odor many a novice can
scarcely be prevailed upon to taste it, but once past
the nostrils the flavor is so enchanting one is sure
to eat to disgraceful repletion. Sarah T. Miller
made a plea for higher living, we should be more
and do more and extract a deeper vitality
from a deeper knowing. Family religion worth
anything must be practical; parents may to an
extent deceive their neighbors but they can not
deceive their childen in this respect. Real religion
means 3ft. to the yd. 16oz to the lb. fidelity to man
and loyalty to God". Anna G. Lea read from
Whittier and Cornelia N. Stabler from Jerome
K. Jerome, both excellent. Ellen Farquhar said
she had a few clippings, two of the opines deserve
recording, "There is room at the top, but rest
and shade at the bottom". "Where people take
their own time they generally take other people's
too". Sarah A. Bond recommended